Join Bridget Smith of Dunham Literary Inc. and Jennifer Udden of Barry Goldblatt Literary LLC as we discuss books, publishing, writing, fandom, and more!
Jennifer Udden and Bridget Smith
or: Now Kiss! In which Bridget and Jen talk about Bridget's return to fandom after a decade away, and also have a full meltdown about how long this podcast has been going on. Spoilers for The Magicians from 12:21 onwards Note: Jen's audio is a little off in this because she used airpods like a dumb dumb, so our apologies for that. You can listen to the episode here. Thank you to everyone who has ever donated on Ko-Fi! Like the podcast? You can support us through a donation on ko-fi, by subscribing to us on iTunes, or by leaving a review! Discussed in This Episode: The Magicians (SyFy) A Marvelous Light by Freya Marske The Untamed (Netflix) The Robber Girl by Frannie Billingsley The Elemental Logic series by Laurie Marks A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine Romancing the Beat by Gwen Hayes
In this episode, Bridget and Jen take you through the submission process, talk about publishers decentralizing from NYC post-pandemic, and discuss why that second book is just such a pain in the a** to write. Note: Jen's audio is a little off in this because she used airpods like a dumb dumb, so our apologies for that. Thank you to everyone who has ever donated on Ko-Fi! Like the podcast? You can support us through a donation on ko-fi, by subscribing to us on iTunes, or by leaving a review! Did Twitter Break YA? (Misshelved #6) by Nicole Brinkley - we are going to be discussing this article next time. Unspoken - Sarah Rees Brennan To Say Nothing of the Dog - Connie Willis
In this episode Bridget & Jen critique twitter pitches, discuss Jen’s weird hate for movie comps, talk about Ea Nasir’s historical perfidious copper sales, and more! Please enjoy the moment at 36:53 where we lose our damn minds. Question topics include New Adult, the essential worker’s trauma, and the looming Godzilla vs. Kong situation of the Big 4 vs the Big 5! Special thanks to Angeline for the generous donation on KoFi! Like the podcast? You can support us through a donation on ko-fi, by subscribing to us on iTunes, or by leaving a review! In A World Meet the Worst Businessman of the 18th Century BC Mur Lafferty - Six Wakes StargateLana Wood Johnson - Technically, You Started It Laurie J. Marks - Fire Logic Sarah Rees Brennan - In Other LandsMartha Wells - All Systems Red Heaven Official’s Blessing Angeline Boulley - Firekeeper’s Daughter
Recorded Tuesday, May 18. It’s been 84 years dot gif. In this episode, Bridget and Jen discuss Jen’s new career move, favorite pandemic reads, how deeply weird socializing is going to be post-panorama, and more! Question topics include getting to narrate your own audiobooks, how many rejections are enough to give up on a manuscript, unreliable narrators, our thoughts on a certain very late author, and more! Special thanks to everyone who has donated to KoFi ever, but especially to the folks who donated during the panini. Some of these folks we thanked in our previously-aired episode, but guess what - they’re getting thanked again! Thank you to rothmg86, Lorna, Lauren, Jared, MH, CC, wickedgoblinking, Rie, and Jessica. And CONGRATULATIONS, Jessica, on your multiple offers of representation! Like the podcast? You can support us through a donation on ko-fi, by subscribing to us on iTunes, or by leaving a review! Discussed in this episode: Naomi Novik - His Majesty’s Dragon Naomi Novik - Black Powder War Naomi Novik - Empire of Ivory Tamzyn Muir - Gideon the Ninth Tamzyn Muir - Harrow the Ninth Casey McQuiston - Red White and Royal Blue Maggie Tokuda-Hall - The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea Erika Swyler - The Book of Speculation Wu Ming-Yi - The Man with the Compound Eyes 墨香銅臭 Mo Xiang Tong Xu (MXTX) - 天官賜福 Heaven Official’s Blessing
In which Bridget and Jen discuss copyright law, plagiarism, and why published authors won’t read your fic, for legal reasons. Also! Cookbook photography, dead parents in YA, and more! Thanks to this week’s donors: Lorna, Lauren, Jared, and MH! Like the podcast? You can support us through a donation on ko-fi, by subscribing to us on iTunes, or by leaving a review! Discussed in this episode: Copy/Paste Cris A Feud in Wolf-King Erotica Raises A Deep Legal Question by Alexandra Alter Arkady Martine - A Memory Called Empire Tamsyn Muir - Gideon The Ninth Ngaio Marsh - Enter A Murderer Carrie S. Allen - Michigan Vs. The Boys Meryl Wilsner - Something To Talk About Amanda Sellet - By The Book Lee Gjertsen Malone - Camp Shady Crook
In this episode Bridget and Jen talk *waves vaguely* the State Of Things, UK vs ANZ vs US, and how many clients is too many! **ANNOUNCEMENT!!** We'll be answering your questions on a very special Instagram Live session on Thursday, May 7 at 7pm EST! Thanks to this week's donors, Sue, Joy, and Michael! Like the podcast? You can support us through a donation on ko-fi, by subscribing to us on iTunes, or by leaving a review! Discussed in this episode: bookshop.org Tamsin Muir - Gideon the Ninth Ken Dryden - The Game Lucy Ellman - Ducks, Newburyport
In this episodes, Bridget and Jen talk bad contracts, manuscript requests, how to avoid brown-nosing and more! Thanks to our editor, Cheyna Roth, for her help with this episode! A VERY SPECIAL THANKS to our donor Jessica!!!!! Like the podcast? You can support us through a donation on ko-fi, by subscribing to us on iTunes, or by leaving a review! Discussed in this episode: Margot Rabb - Kissing In America Frances Mary Hendry - Quest for a Maid Nancy Atherton - Aunt Dimity’s Death
In this episode Bridget and Jen discuss *waves vaguely* The Situation, the Simon & Schuster sale, living with our parents, and cheaply priced Texas ciders. (Hit us up, Austin EastCider!) Thanks to our editor, Cheyna Roth, for her help with this episode! A VERY SPECIAL THANKS to our donors Awesome Shades Anon and March! Like the podcast? You can support us through a donation on ko-fi, by subscribing to us on iTunes, or by leaving a review! Discussed in this episode: Simon & Schuster is Up for Sale by Edmund Lee and Alexandra AlterWebinar: How to Make Progress When Sh*t Is Dire by GetBullish/Jen DziuraLyssa Kay Adams - The Bromance Book Club Patricia Wrede & Carolyn Stevermer - Sorcery & Cecilia Sarah Dessen - Once and For All Robert Jackson Bennet - Foundryside
In this episode, Bridget and Jen discuss career planning or the occasional impossibility thereof, catch up on thanking donors, and generally continue the discussion from Episode 70! A VERY SPECIAL THANKS to our wonderful backlog of donors! Jenn, Andrew, Lana, Kristen, Joy, Teresa, MH, Cool Shades Anon, Ruth, and Hamilton! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!!! Like the podcast? You can support us through a donation on ko-fi, by subscribing to us on iTunes, or by leaving a review! Discussed in this episode: Miss Fisher & The Crypt of Tears Eyes Up, Writers by Maggie Stiefvater Chuck Wendig - Wanderers Ellen Goodlett - Rule Ellen Goodlett - Rise Emily Duncan - Wicked Saints Francisco A. Flores - Tears of the Truffle-Pig Roberto Bolaño - 2666
In this episode, recorded on Jan. 22 after a *coughcough* three month involuntary hiatus, Bridget and Jen discuss realistic expectations, the American Dirt fiasco, the RWA fiasco, and picking up the can. Like the podcast? You can support us through a donation on ko-fi, by subscribing to us on iTunes, or by leaving a review! Discussed in this episode: Amanda J. Sellet - By The Book People are calling out “American Dirt” with this meme How To Push Past The Bullshit and Write That Goddamn Novel: A Very Simple No-Fuckery Writing Plan To Get Shit Done by Chuck Wendig Julia Drake - The Last True Poets Of The Sea Susan Casey - The Wave: In Pursuit of the Monsters of the Ocean The Deep Sea by Neal Agarwal Maureen Johnson - The Hand On The Wall Amor Towles - A Gentleman in Moscow Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone - This Is How You Lose The Time War
In this episode, recorded back in *coughcough* November, Bridget and Jen do an all-questions-all-the-time deep dive into our Tumblr inbox. Among other things we discuss sex in YA, the relative value of an MFA, and disclosure of advances. This episode is so outdated that the RWA is barely an organization anymore and one of the agents mentioned is no longer agenting! Like the podcast? You can support us through a donation on ko-fi, by subscribing to us on iTunes, or by leaving a review! Discussed in this episode: Leigh Bardugo - The Ninth House Noah Lukerman - The First Five Pages: The Writer’s Guide to Staying Out of the Rejection Pile MSWL Manuscript Academy Emily Tesh - Silver in the Wood Casey McQuiston - Red White & Royal Blue Eve Babitz - I Used To Be Charming: The Rest of Eve Babitz Erin Morgenstern - The Starless Sea
In this episode, Bridget and Jen discuss self-care for authors (and agents,) burnout, and give a shoutout to nanowrimo! Thank you to John, this week’s donor! Hope you’re enjoying IN THE WOODS. CW: In this episode there is a frank discussion of health issues. Please do not send us advice, however well-intentioned! Like the podcast? You can support us through a donation on ko-fi, by subscribing to us on iTunes, or by leaving a review! RIP Sabrina Chin 1981-2019 Discussed in this episode: NaNoWriMo John Hodgman - Medallion Status Casey McQuiston - Red White & Royal Blue Julia Drake - The Last True Poets of the Sea Amal El-Mohtar & Max Gladstone - This Is How You Lose The Time War Leigh Bardugo - The Ninth House Alexander Chee - How To Write An Autobiographical Novel
In which Bridget and Jen discuss the seasons of love er, publishing, query length, POV and tense, and more! Thank you to this week's donors, Kristin and Joy! Like the podcast? You can support us through a donation on ko-fi, by subscribing to us on iTunes, or by leaving a review! We’re doing a survey to figure out the future of Shipping & Handling - please take a minute to fill it out! Discussed in this episode: Discussed in this episode: Publishing is Hard by Dongwon Song Susannah Clarke - Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell Susannah Clarke - The Ladies of Grace Adieu Susannah Clarke - Paranesi Jenn Wilde - Queens of Geek Jurgen Tempke - A Perfidious Distortion of History Maureen Johnson - Truly Devious
In this episode, Bridget and Jen discuss That Article, money in publishing, and asking questions. Thank you to this week’s donors, John, Jen, and Lana! Like the podcast? You can support us through a donation on ko-fi, by subscribing to us on iTunes, or by leaving a review! We’re doing a survey to figure out the future of Shipping & Handling - please take a minute to fill it out! Discussed in this episode: How To Lose a Third of a Million Dollars Without Really Trying by Heather DemetriosLiterary agent ordered to pay $500,000 to Australian author Kate Morton after lawsuit loss (Australian Associated Press) Sam Morgan thread about publishing moneyEmily Suvada - This Mortal Coil Brittany Cavallaro - A Study In Charlotte Jia Tolentino - Trick Mirror Jurgen Tampke - A Perfidious Distortion of History: The Versailles Peace Treaty and the Success of the Nazis
In this episode, Bridget and Jen discuss trigger warnings, author responsibilities, and rapid release scheduling, among other things. Thank you to this week’s donors, Alice, Alison, and Alyssa! Thank you also for arranging your names alliteratively. Thank you to Michael for writing in with your great writers block tip! Like the podcast? You can support us through a donation on ko-fi, by subscribing to us on iTunes, or by leaving a review! We’re doing a survey to figure out the future of Shipping & Handling - please take a minute to fill it out! Discussed in this episode: Leigh Bardugo - The Ninth House R. F. Kuang - The Poppy War Suzanne Collins - The Hunger Games Leigh Bardugo - Six of Crows Rory Power - Wilder Girls Jen’s newsletter A Faster No Rick Riordan - Percy Jackson Wynonna Earp Emma Mills - Foolish Hearts W.L. Goodater - Breach Emma Mills - First & Then Spoilers for Schitt’s Creek from 55:00 onwards
In this episode, Bridget and Jen discuss inciting incidents, raising the stakes, word count, comp titles, and more! This episode’s topic was suggested by John Appel on twitter! Got suggestions for beating writer’s block? We’d love to hear them for our next episode! Like the podcast? You can support us through a donation on ko-fi, by subscribing to us on iTunes, or by leaving a review! Thank you to Sigrid and Daniel, our latest donors! Discussed in this episode: Lois McMaster Bujold - The Curse of Chalon Richard Kadrey - The Grand Dark Melissa Caruso - The Tethered Mage Casey McQuiston - Red White and Royal Blue Helen Hoang - The Kiss Quotient Emma Mills - First & Then Naomi Novik - Spinning Silver Knives Out (Trailer) L.M. Montgomery - Anne of Green Gables Tracy Townsend - The Nine Sarah Kuhn - Heroine Complex Juliet Grames - The Seven or Eight Deaths of Stella Fortuna Chuck Wendig - The Wanderers Jenny Odell - How To Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy Charlie Jane Anders - City in the Middle Of The Night
In this episode, Bridget and Jen discuss world building- how to do it, what not to do, and examples of when it’s done right. Also, typos, covers, and more! This episode’s topic suggested by Elyse Martin on twitter. Like the podcast? You can support us through a donation on ko-fi, by subscribing to us on iTunes, or by leaving a review! Thank you to Anonymous, our latest donor! Discussed in this episode: Sanderson’s First Law by Brandon Sanderson How Lord of the Rings Should Have EndedCharlie Jane Anders’ World Building Thread C.M Waggoner - Unnatural Magic Emily Duncan - Wicked Saints Zen Cho - Sorcerer to the Crown W.L. Goodwater - Breach Ngozi Ukazu - Check Please! Dylan Meconis - Queen of the Sea N.K. Jemisin - The Fifth Season Robert Jackson Bennett - City of Stairs A Fan Rewrote Season 8 of Game of Thrones - Goes Viral on Reddit! Lois McMaster Bujold - The Vorkosigan Saga Suzanne Collins - The Hunger Games Tim Powers - The Anubis Gates Kate Racculia - Bellwether Rhapsody Ellen Raskin- The Westing Game
In this episode Bridget & Jen discuss what the F happens in publishing during the summer (spoiler alert: the same thing that happens every other time of the year, except it’s warmer), answer reader questions, and talk about HBO’s Chernobyl! Fun times! Thanks to Annaka, who donated this week! Discussed in this episode: Ellen Goodlett - Rise Megan Bannen - The Bird & The Blade Alan Higginbotham - Midnight In Chernobyl: The Untold Story of the World’s Greatest Nuclear Disaster Svetlana Alexeivich - Voices From Chernobyl, translated by Keith Gessen
In this episode, Bridget and Jen discuss author self-advocacy, navigating cliques, and general author survivalship. Special thanks to our donors this week, L.T., Bridget, and Maria! Discussed in this episode: Lana Wood Johnson - Technically, You Started It Daniel Mallory Ortberg - Texts From Jane Eyre Blair Thornburgh - Ordinary Girls Megan Bannon - The Bird and the Blade Karen Thompson Walker - The Dreamers Cyril Hare - With A Bare Bodkin N.K. Jemisin - The Inheritance Trilogy Nick Hornby - Ten Years in the Tub Rebecca West - Black Lamb and Gray Falcon
In this episode, Bridget and Jen discuss what the heck happened midway through episode 59, what happens when an agent moves agencies, contingency plans for becoming George RR Martin famous, and more! Thanks to this week’s donors, Felicity and Debbie! Discussed in this episode: “Sometimes things that are expensive are worse.” Goon (Movie) Laura Sebastian - Ash Princess Ellen Goodlett - Rule Alex White - A Big Ship at the Edge of the Universe Rory Power - Wilder Girls Jeff Vandermeer - Annihilation Jeff Vandermeer - Finch Connie Willis - To Say Nothing Of The Dog Connie Willis - Doomsday Book Victoria Dennault - Score L.A. Witt - Rebound
In this episode, Bridget and Jen discuss awards nominations, six figure deals, how much we love fake dating, Jen’s sputtering rage and fascination about Theranos, and more! This is a bit of a silly episode, for reasons that we will be able to tell you about soon, so bear with us if we’re a little tipsier than usual towards the end. Thanks to Katie and an anonymous donor for your support this episode!
In this episode, Bridget and Jen discuss the merits, drawbacks, and etiquette of twitter pitch contests, talk about when to leave your agent (again??) and the relative usefulness of constant vigilance. Like the podcast? Support us by buying one of the books we mention in this podcast and using our affiliate links (below! Currently only Amazon and Indiebound.) You can also support us through a donation on ko-fi, by subscribing to us on iTunes, or by leaving a review! Discussed In This Episode: #DVPit #PitMad Jean Webster - Daddy Long Legs Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Lana Wood Johnson – Technically, You Started It Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Lisa A. Nichols – Vessel Amazon | IndieBound Oliver Sachs – An Anthropologist On Mars Amazon | B&N | IndieBound N.K. Jemisin – The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Robert Jackson Bennet – City of Miracles Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Mary Robinette Kowal – The Calculating Stars Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Ling Ma – Severance Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Rebekah Wetherspoon – Rafe: A Buff Male Nanny Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Christopher Logue – War Music Amazon | B&N | IndieBound
In this episode Jen and Bridget discuss SurveyGate, finding the right agenting fit as an author, and more! Thank you to this week's donor, Caroline! Like the podcast? Support us by buying one of the books we mention in this podcast and using our affiliate links (Currently only Indiebound.) You can also support us through a donation on ko-fi, by subscribing to us on iTunes, or by leaving a review!
In this episode, Bridget and Jen discuss synopses, writing on proposal, and how freaking cold it is outside. Like the podcast? Support us by buying one of the books we mention in this podcast and using our affiliate links (below! Currently only Amazon and Indiebound.) You can also support us through a donation on ko-fi, by subscribing to us on iTunes, or by leaving a review! Thank you to Jim, our latest donor! Discussed In This Episode: Anna Todd – After Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Beth Reekles – The Kissing Booth Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Caleb Roehrig – Last Seen Leaving Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Martine Fournier Watson – The Dream Peddler Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Renee Denfeld – The Child Finder Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Write Brain podcast Gap yah Elizabeth Wein – Code Name Verity Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Melissa Albert – The Hazel Wood Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Charlie Jane Anders – All The Birds In The Sky Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Marlon James – Black Leopard, Red Wolf Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Evan Connell – Mrs. Bridge Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Anna Seghers – Transit Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Laura van den Berg – Find Me Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Ling Ma – Severance | B&N | IndieBound Maureen Johnson – The Vanishing Stair Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Leigh Bardugo – King Of Scars Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Leigh Bardugo – The Witch of Duva (short story)
In this episode we discuss New Years’ Resolutions, Jen’s intense desire for compliments, throwing away all your books, and the authors we aren’t allowed to discuss anymore. Thanks to our donors: John, March, and Anon!! Like the podcast? Support us by buying one of the books we mention in this podcast and using our affiliate links (below! Currently only Indiebound.) You can also support us through a donation on ko-fi, by subscribing to us on iTunes, or by leaving a review! Discussed In This Episode: Maureen Johnson – Truly Devious Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Maureen Johnson – The Vanishing Stair Amazon | B&N | IndieBound James S. A. Corey – The Expanse collection Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Marie Kondo – The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Sarah Perry Melmoth Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Tana French – In The Woods Amazon | B&N | indieBoundTana French – The Likeness Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Tana French – Broken Harbor Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Marlon James – Black Leopard Red Wolf Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Marlon James – A Brief History of Seven Killings Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Ryder Carroll - The Bullet Journal Method Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Geoffrey Wawro – Sons of Freedom: The Forgotten American Soldiers Who Defeated Germany in WWI Amazon | B&N | IndieBound
In this episode Bridget & Jen discuss shipping, the Tumblrpocalypse, and face mites. Happy New Year! Thank you to our donor for this episode, Randee!
In this episode, an update on the nationwide Bevi shortage, Queries & How We Do Them, and a grab bag of questions from across the internet! No new donors at time of recording, but THANK YOU to everyone who has donated & all our listeners! Quote of the episode: “Your brain is an asshole, and you have to trick it” Like the podcast? Support us by buying one of the books we mention in this podcast and using our affiliate links (below! Currently only Amazon and Indiebound.) You can also support us through a donation on ko-fi, by subscribing to us on iTunes, or by leaving a review! Discussed In This Episode: Jaime Benn, Tyler Seguin, Alexander Radulov on Instagram Pomodoro technique Ben Aaronovich – Rivers of London Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Catherynne M. Valente – Space Opera Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Sarah Perry - Melmoth Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Connie Willis – Doomsday Book Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Leigh Bardugo – Shadow & Bone Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Leigh Bardugo – Six of Crows Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Leigh Bardugo – Crooked Kingdom Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Connie Willis – Bellwether Amazon | B&N | IndieBound
In this episode, Bridget & Jen talk career longevity, branding, R&Rs, and mental health disclosure. Thank you to this week’s donors: Marty, Carrie, Julia, and Katie! Listen to the episode here. Like the podcast? You can support us through a donation on ko-fi, by subscribing to us on iTunes, or by leaving a review! Discussed In This Episode: Why Did Marvel Fire Comics Writer Chuck Wendig? All Hail Gritty W.L. Goodwater – Breach Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Stephanie Garber – Caraval Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Sarah Perry – Melmoth Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Sarah Perry – The Essex Serpent Amazon | B&N | IndieBound A.S. Byatt – Possession Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Elizabeth Kostova - The Historian Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Steven Johnson - The Ghost Map Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Clare Clark - The Great Stink Amazon | B&N Margery Sharp – Cluny Brown Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Margery Sharp – The Rescuers Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Eve Titus - The Great Mouse Detective: Basil of Baker Street Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Frederic Morton – Thunder at Twilight: Vienna 1913-1914 Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Connie Willis – Blackout Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Connie Willis – All Clear Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Connie Willis – To Say Nothing Of The Dog Amazon | B&N | IndieBound
In this episode, Bridget and Jen discuss world building likes/dislikes, DM etiquette, and what it means to be tall. Thank you to this week’s donors – Martine, Claire, Will, Ally, and Julia! *at one point in this episode, Jen says Mansfield Park when she means Sense & Sensibility. Listen to the episode here. Like the podcast? Support us by buying one of the books we mention in this podcast and using our affiliate links (below! Currently only Amazon and Indiebound.) You can also support us through a donation on ko-fi, by subscribing to us on iTunes, or by leaving a review! Discussed In This Episode: DitchDiggers (Hugo-Winning!) Matt Wallace – the Sin Du Jour series Jenny Han – To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Mary Ann Shaffer - Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society Amazon | B&N | IndieBoundMartine Fournier Watson - The Dream Peddler Amazon | B&N | IndieBound N.K. Jemisin – Worldbuilding 101 (free PDF)Charlie Jane Anders: “7 Deadly Sins of Worldbuilding” Sigrid Ellis: “I always have SO MANY QUESTIONS about the economies of post-collapse societies.”“new york city baby” State & Main Amazon | B&N Anna Zabo – Takeover Amazon | B&N Creed Amazon | B&NJRR Tolkein – The Silmarillion Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Cat Valente – Space Opera Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Elizabeth Bishop – The Perilous Gard Amazon | B&N | IndieBound The Work Conference (*Jen received compensation to attend this conference, though she does not get any money for talking about it.) Brian Sykes - Saxons, Vikings, & Celts: The Genetic Roots of Britain and Ireland Amazon | B&N | IndieBound China Mieville – October: The Story of the Russian Revolution Amazon | B&N | IndieBound
Like the podcast? Support us by leaving a review, rating us on iTunes, or by using our affiliate links to purchase one of the books you’ve heard us talk about. NB: Affiliate links not working this week, except for Indiebound. You can also support us through a donation on ko-fi. Thank you to this week’s donors! Discussed In This Episode: “Agent Danielle Smith’s Former Clients Speak Out” by Claire Kirch“Against Chill” by Alana MasseyTomi Adeyemi – Children of Blood & Bone Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Justina Ireland – Dread Nation Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Connie Willis – To Say Nothing Of The Dog Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Jared Diamond – Guns, Germs, and Steel Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Simon Sebag Montefiore – The Romanovs 1613-1918 Amazon | B&N | Indiebound
In this episode, Bridget and Jen discuss the closing of Lupine Grove Literary and best practices for when your agent turns out to be toxic. NB: Next episode will be our FIFTIETH EPISODE! We will be doing ALL QUESTIONS, ALL THE TIME for this episode, so be sure to get them in before THURSDAY, AUGUST 2 at 6pm. Listen to the episode here. Like the podcast? Support us by buying one of the books we mention in this podcast and using our affiliate links (below! Currently only Amazon and Indiebound.) Thank you to this week’s donors! You can also support us through a donation on ko-fi, by subscribing to us on iTunes, or by leaving a review! Discussed In This Episode: Agent Danielle Smith Accused of Fraud, Lupine Grove ClosesTrogdor the Burninator from Strongbad Email #58 “Dragon” Maria Semple – Where’d You Go, Bernadette? Amazon | B&N | IndieBoundChad Harbach - The Art of Fielding Amazon | B&N | IndieBound **NB: Jen used The Art Of Fielding as an example of a book whose success was inversely proportional to the size of the advance. A better example of this would be CITY ON FIRE by Garth Risk Hallberg, which sold for a larger advance and did less in sales, whereas Art Of Fielding actually has done very well relative to its advance. Sorry, Chad! Hannah Kent - Burial Rites Amazon | B&N | IndieBound “No, you probably don’t have a book in you” by Kate McKean H.G. Bissinger - Friday Night Lights Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Jared Diamond – Guns, Germs, and Steel Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Misa Sugiura– It’s Not Like It’s a Secret Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Kelly Yang - Front Desk Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Kat Yeh – The Truth About Twinkie Pie Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Mary Winn Heider – The Mortification of Fovea Munson Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Emily Duncan – Wicked Saints GoodreadsConnie Willis – To Say Nothing Of The Dog Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Simon Sebag Monetfiore – The Romanovs 1613-1918 Amazon | B&N | IndieBound
In this episode Jen and Bridget discuss art under The Circumstances, the relative futility of the high road, and comfort viewing. Quote: “the smoking rubble of what was once a functioning infrastructure” NB: We recorded this episode in Jen’s aunt’s apartment, and someone starts vacuuming in the apartment above at the 54-56 minute mark. Like the podcast? Support us by buying one of the books we mention in this podcast and using our affiliate links (below! Currently only Amazon and Indiebound.) You can also support us through a donation on ko-fi, by subscribing to us on iTunes, or by leaving a review! Thank you SO MUCH to our supporters who donated reently: Michael, Julia, Persephanie, Anon, Kate, Isabel Yap, Leanne, Cool Shades Anon, & Keke! Discussed In This Episode: Angie Thomas - The Hate U Give Amazon | Indiebound The Hate U Give TrailerClueless Amazon | B&N Hamilton Amazon | B&N Set It Up Morning Glory Amazon | B&N “Nothing Is Off The Table at Dinner With the Cast of Queer Eye” by E. Alex JungThe Work ConferenceBrian Catling - The Vorrh Amazon | B&N | Indiebound C.L. Polk – Witchmark Amazon | B&N | Indiebound Lois McMaster Bujold - Shards of Honor Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Lois McMaster Bujold - Barrayar Amazon | B&N | IndieBound A Discovery of Witches TrailerMeg Cabot - The Princess Diaries Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Heather Cocks & Jessica Morgan - The Royal We Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Michelle Cooper - A Brief History of Montmaray Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Jared Diamond - Guns, Germs and Steel Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Christopher MacDougall - Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Haruki Murakami - What I Talk About When I Talk About Running (A Memoir) Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Kelly Yang – Front Desk Amazon | B&N | Indiebound Ian Kershaw - To Hell And Back: Europe 1914-1939 Amazon | B&N | Indiebound Steven Johnson - The Ghost Map: The Story of London’s Most Terrifying Epidemic and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World Amazon | B&N | IndieBound
In this episode we discuss which hills to die on, the dangers of handshake deals, and our (least) favorite contract clauses, as well as general contract dos and don’ts. NB: We realized midway through the episode that we had supporters this week, so the thanks come at the end! Our apologies for the omission. NBB: We’re nearly at 50 episodes! Got ideas for what we could do for the big 5-0? Leave ‘em in the ask box or let us know on email! Listen to the episode here. Like the podcast? Support us by buying one of the books we mention in this podcast and using our affiliate links (below! Currently only Amazon and Indiebound.) You can also support us through a donation on ko-fi, by subscribing to us on iTunes, or by leaving a review! Discussed in this episode: Twilight Zone – “Time Enough at Last” Linda Holmes - “Why That Arrested Development Interview Is So Bad” Jane Austen – Northanger Abbey Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Karen Joy Fowler – The Jane Austen Book Club Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Jane Austen Book Club Amazon | B&N Rihanna – Bitch Better Have My MoneyW.L. Goodwater – Breach Amazon | B&N | IndieBoundKatrina Leno – Summer of Salt Amazon | B&N | IndieBound GJ Meyer – A World Undone: A Story of the Great War 1914-1918 Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Sarah J. Maas – A Court of Mist and Fury Amazon | B&N | IndieBound
In this episode Jen and Bridget discuss the differences between YA and adult, sex and violence, and Infinity War. Spoilers for Infinity War abound - see timestamp below if you want to avoid it. Like the podcast? Support us by buying one of the books we mention in this podcast and using our affiliate links (below! Currently only Amazon and Indiebound.) You can also support us through a donation on ko-fi, by subscribing to us on iTunes, or by leaving a review! Discussed In This Episode: RF Kuang – The Poppy War Amazon | B&N | Indiebound Leslye Walton- The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender Amazon | B&N | Indiebound Pierce Brown – Red Rising Amazon | B&N | Indiebound Marieke Nijkamp – This Is Where It Ends Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Suzanne Collins – Hunger Games Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Koushun Takami – Battle Royale Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Maureen Johnson – Truly Devious Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Marcus Sedgwick – Midwinterblood Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Emma Mills – Famous in a Small Town Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Leigh Bardugo – Six Of Crows Amazon | B&N | IndieBound K.M. Szpara - “Small Changes over Long Periods of Time” Jaye Robin Brown – Georgia Peaches and Other Forbidden Fruit Amazon | B&N | IndieBound E.L. James – Fifty Shades of Grey Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Michel Chabon – Summerland Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Donna Tartt – The Secret History Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Julie Murphy – Dumplin’ Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Julie Murphy – Puddin’ Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Rainbow Rowell – Fangirl Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Real Genius Amazon | B&N INFINITY WAR SPOILERS 48:39-55:50 Matt Fraction & David Aja – Hawkeye Vol 1: My Life as a Weapon Amazon | B&N | Indiebound Margaret Mitchell – Gone with the Wind Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Susanna Clarke – Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Emma Mills – First & Then Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Lee Gjertsen Malone – Last Boy at St. Edith’s Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Emma Straub- Laura Lamont’s Life in Pictures Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Gail Carson Levine – Ella Enchanted Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Shannon Hale – Princess Academy Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Catherynne Valente – Space Opera Amazon | B&N | IndieBound M. O’Keefe – Wait For It Amazon | B&N Molly O’Keefe – Never Been Kissed Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Tiffany Reisz – The Red Amazon | B&N | Kate Clayborn – Luck of the Draw Amazon | B&N GJ Meyer – A World Undone: The Story of the Great War 1914-1918 Amazon | B&N | IndieBound
In which Jen and Bridget discuss their Perfect Days, the nitty gritty of processes, and drink the eight dollarest bottle of wine. Listen to the episode here. Like the podcast? Support us by buying one of the books we mention in this podcast and using our affiliate links (below! Currently only Amazon and Indiebound.) You can also support us through a donation on ko-fi, by subscribing to us on iTunes, or by leaving a review! Discussed In This Episode: Anne Leonard – Moth & Spark Amazon | B&N | IndieBound The Perfect Date Miss Congeniality Amazon Kindle Paperwhite “In Honor of Infinity War coming out next week, here are a few videos I found from 2013 while prepping for The Winter Soldier.” Work From Home by Fifth Harmony“Best Writing Trick I Know” Jaime Green on twitter Emma Mills – First & Then Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Mette Harrison – The Bishop’s Wife Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Tracy Townsend – The Nine Amazon | B&N | IndieBoundCatherynne M. Valente – Space Opera Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Leigh Bardugo – Six Of Crows Amazon | B&N | Indiebound Leigh Bardugo – Crooked Kingdom Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Tomi Adeyemi – Children of Blood & Bone Amazon | IndieBound Justina Ireland – Dread Nation Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Dhonielle Clayton – The Belles Amazon | B&N | IndieBound William Goldman – Adventures in the Screenwriting Trade Amazon | B&N | IndieBound
Jen & Bridget talk about the revision and editing process and the best way to get to “A Faster No.” Like the podcast? Support us by buying one of the books we mention in this podcast and using our affiliate links (below! Currently only Amazon and Indiebound.) You can also support us through a donation on ko-fi, by subscribing to us on iTunes, or by leaving a review! Discussed in this episode: Mette Harrison – The Bishop’s Wife Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Allison Cherry, Lindsay Ribar, and Michelle Schusterman - The Pros of Cons Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Taylor Jenkins Reid - The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Trailer - Fahrenheit 451 Trailer - The Man Who Killed Don Quixote Sarah J. Maas – A Court of Thorns and Roses Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Masha Gessen – The Future Is History: How Totalitarianism Reclaimed Russia Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Andie Christopher – Stroke of Midnight Amazon | B&N Tomi Adeyemi – Children of Blood & Bone Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Justina Ireland – Dread Nation Amazon | B&N | IndieBound“Meet Justina Ireland, YA Twitter’s Leading Warrior”
Jen and Bridget take you through the confusing and splendiferous world of taking a book on submission to editors. Like the podcast? Support us by buying one of the books we mention in this podcast and using our affiliate links (below! Currently only Amazon and Indiebound.) You can also support us through a donation on ko-fi, by subscribing to us on iTunes, or by leaving a review! Discussed In This Episode: The Work Conference March For Our Lives Chris Evans, a.k.a. Captain America, Comes Back Down to EarthDorothy L. Sayers - Gaudy Night Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Walter M. Miller - A Canticle For Leibowitz Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Tana French- In The Woods Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Sheri Fink - Five Days At Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Robin Sloan - Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore Amazon | B&N | IndieBound The Year’s Best SFF 2012 ed. By Rich Horton (Yoon Ha Lee’s story is called “Ghostweight”) Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Yoon Ha Lee - Ninefox Gambit Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Maureen Johnson - Truly, Devious Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Kate Clayborn - Beginner’s Luck Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Sarah J. Maas - A Court of Thorns and Roses Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Sarah J. Maas - Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Tomi Adeyemi - Children of Blood and Bone Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Tomi Adeyemi Unboxing video
Talkin’ bout description, having your characters do things, and the difficulties of imagination. Like the podcast? Support us by buying one of the books we mention in this podcast and using our affiliate links (below! Currently only Amazon and Indiebound.) You can also support us through a donation on ko-fi, by subscribing to us on iTunes, or by leaving a review! Aphantasia definition Holly Black – White Cat Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Holly Black – Red Glove Amazon | B&N | Indiebound Holly Black – Black Heart Amazon | B&N | IndieBoundL.M. Montgomery – Anne Of Green Gables Amazon | B&N | IndieBoundI didn’t know babies came with hatsDorothy L. Sayers – Gaudy Night Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Tana French – In The Woods Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Jeff Vandermeer – Annihilation Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Maggie Stiefvater – The Raven Boys Amazon | B&N | IndieBoundMaureen Johnson – Truly Devious Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Literary Review – Bad Sex In Fiction Awards Chekov’s Gun “It Just Felt Very Wrong: Sherman Alexie’s Accusers go on the record” The Rock Test: A Hack for Men Who Don’t Want To Be Accused of Sexual Harrassment Barbara Kingsolver – The Bean Trees | B&N | IndieBound Thomas Hardy – Tess of the D’urbervilles Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Rebekah Weatherspoon – So Sweet Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Rebekah Wetherspoon – So Right Amazon | B&N | IndieBoundRebekah Wetherspoon – So For Real Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Ash Vs. the Evil Dead Amazon | B&NDarren Nichols / Slings & Arrows- “Deal With That” | Season 1 Amazon | B&NGuernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society Amazon | B&N | IndieBound
In which Jen and Bridget attempt to compare writing to being an olympic figure skater and fail, mostly because neither of them know anything about figure skating (and because they don’t want to talk about sexual harassment in publishing.) Like the podcast? Support us by buying one of the books we mention in this podcast and using our affiliate links (on our website! Currently only Amazon, but B&N and IndieBound to follow.) You can also buy us a coffee and donate on ko-fi.
In which Jen and Bridget discuss professional jealousy, zero-sum agenting, and Jen’s feelings about the actor Adam Driver. NEWS: We are starting to share affiliate links for the books we discuss on the podcast. Currently Amazon is the only one set up, but as B&N and Indiebound come online we’ll b e adding those links to the post. Please consider purchasing a book through these links to support the podcast!
In this episode we discuss voice, point of view, the seasons of publishing, and answering how we’re doing in “Trump-Adjusted Terms,” and discover that Jen doesn’t know what to call the pluperfect tense (she calls it past-past).
“Ethan, you weird sweet goober.” Listen to the episode here. In this episode of the Shipping & Handling Book Club (#SHBookClub) we talk about Ethan of Athos by Lois McMaster Bujold. Check out Jo Walton’s discussion of the book, “Quest for Ovaries” on tor.com. Next up: Brothers in Arms!
In this episode, Bridget and Jen speak to a whole crowd of awesome folks at the 2017 Nebula Awards Weekend, held in June in Pittsburgh, PA. “Come eat things with us, because you are also people.” Guests include: Barry Goldblatt, literary agent Jeffe Kennedy, author of the Twelve Kingdoms series Carrie Ann DiRisio, author & founder of Brooding YA Hero K.M. Szpara, author, “Small Change over Long Periods” Anna Zabo/Ann Kopchik, author, TAKEOVER series Tracy Townsend, author, THE NINE and JANE YOLEN! Author and SFWA Grandmaster.
The all-singing, all-dancing, all-questions episode of Shipping & Handling. We discuss sensitivity readers, “write what you know,” revision, pitching novels in “dead” genres, and much, much more. ANNOUNCMENT 1: We will be doing another query critique episode! Please email your query (your query ONLY) to shippingandhandlingpodcast@gmail.com by Friday, May 19th if you would like it to be considered for the episode. -we will not be able to critique every query we receive -we will omit personal details like names and titles. ANNOUNCEMENT 2: More of a request for more information. We had a cool shades anon write in on tumblr and ask a question about past involvement in fandom and its effect on future publication prospects - can you write in to us with more information so we can give better advice? You can email or do another anon ask, whichever works. Thank you!
In this episode we discuss Cetaganda by Lois McMaster Bujold. Mild spoilers about THE RAVEN BOYS by Maggie Stiefvater also contained therein. (I know.) For next time, we’re reading Ethan of Athos! You can listen to the episode here.
Bridget & Jen read THE VOR GAME by Lois McMaster Bujold as part of the Vorkosigan Saga #shbookclub!
In this episode we discuss the merits and drawbacks of Having A Plan as a writer. Quote of the episode: Jen: “I wonder what my thing is [that I dislike], besides characters being happy.”
In this episode we discuss social media-ing while anxious, the current political climate, amazing rumors, and That Book Deal.
Well, some shit’s happened. In this episode, recorded December 5, 2016, Bridget and Jen discuss Recent Events, election-related depression, cheer-up media, and listicles.
Notes for this episode: We realized midway through recording the regular episode that Bridget’s mic was turned around, so if she sound tinny that’s why.
In this episode (recorded before the election, ahahah) Bridget and Jen discuss the basics of vetting agents, critique partners, and career moves.
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